Gao Shan Ancient Tea Tree Sheng Puer 2016 (Complete Cake)

Unblended, single source, ancient tea tree raw Puer tea from the famous YiWu region of Yunnan. This autumn harvest raw Sheng Puer tea is a great example of the delicate and nuanced teas of YiWu.

YiWu for many, especially Taiwanese, is the benchmark for Puer teas. This tea cake has been pressed in to 200g cakes for convenience and hopefully allow more of our customers have the chance of buying complete cakes for their collection. We have wrapped the tea in a simple, hand made, white paper with a single stamp 'Gao Shan 高山'.

Yiwu

Despite being located on the very fringes of China's border
with Laos, Yiwu is the cultural heart of the Classic Six Famous Tea
mountains.

During the Daoguang period of
the Qing Dynasty, Yiwu became the focal point for tea cultivation and tea
trading, after benefitting from the disruption to the tea trade in Yibang
caused by political turmoil and disease.From its proximity to Laos, Yiwu's rising prominence was further enhanced
by the flourishing of tea trade with South-East Asia. Once it had taken over the responsibility of
processing, compressing and packaging of bulk leaf of Puerh, Yiwu swiftly
centred its local economy on tea and its fortunes have waxed and waned in
conjunction with Puerh trade.

Yiwu possesses a varied mix of local mirco-climates and a
relatively high number of ancient and old tea trees which have greatly added to
its appeal amongst the tea drinking community, especially in Taiwan. Ancient tea trees represent yearly production
of around 60 - 70 tonnes, Yiwu teas are known for their mellow yet complex
flavours, rich aromas and long-lasting sweet aftertastes.